What is the difference between PGDM and MBA? What is the difference between PGDM and MBA? Why should one opt for PGDM? PGDM or Post Graduate Diploma in Management is offered by autonomous institutions as they cannot offer MBA. Today most of the students are in a confusion whether to opt for an MBA or a PGDM . Both are different but PGDM has got a couple of benefits when compared to MBA. Many get confused when they see the word “Diploma”, students think that it is just a diploma course and not a degree. The reason why such postgraduate courses are named as post graduate diploma is because institutions which are not affiliated to a university i.e. autonomous institutions cannot offer an MBA degree as they are independent bodies. Therefore the AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) is giving the authority to conduct PGDM courses in approved colleges. It’s not necessary that institutions providing PGDM courses should always be autonomous. Similar to how the...